| SPICY SPAGHETTI WITH | | | | parmesan cheese; let simmer for 2 hours. Cook |
| PECANSIngredients:16-ounces Pecans, chopped | | | | spaghetti according to instructions on package; serve |
| 2-tablespoons Butter | | | | spaghetti topped with sauce, pecans and parmesan |
| 6-tablespoons Italian style bread crumbs | | | | cheese.Serves 6Note: You can always make this with |
| 4-cups Tomato paste | | | | different nuts. Also, make this with whole wheat |
| 2-cups Water | | | | noodles to give this dish an even healthier edge. If |
| 2-cups Tomato sauce | | | | you don't really like it spicy leave off the red pepper |
| 1-medium Onion, chopped | | | | flakes. Instead of fixing garlic bread, serve flat bread. |
| 1-cup Mushrooms, fresh sliced | | | | Flat bread has less calories than your regular garlic |
| 1-cup Black olives, sliced | | | | bread. Sometimes I put in 1/2-cup of black olives and |
| 1-clove Garlic, minced | | | | 1/2-cup of pitted green olive slices.You can find this |
| 1-teaspoon Salt | | | | recipe and many more at Cristies Cookin. Be sure to |
| 1-teaspoon Pepper | | | | visit Cristies Cookin and submit your favorite recipe |
| 1-teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes | | | | and you could win a free "Gotcha Covered" |
| 2-teaspoons Italian seasoning, crushed | | | | apron.Cooking lessons for Cristie began at 8 years old |
| 1-pound Angel hair spaghetti, uncooked | | | | with the best teacher in the world -- her Mom! Later, |
| 1-cup Parmesan cheeseInstructions:Brown onion, salt, | | | | she cooked for the restaurant the family owned, and |
| pepper garlic powder, butter and mushrooms in large | | | | her love of the "trade" has grown ever since. Cristie's |
| skillet. Pour onion mixture in large pot and add | | | | creative cooking has continued for over 40 years. |
| remaining ingredients except for pecans, pasta and | | | | Her creations can soon be on your kitchen table. |